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Withdrawn

Assessments

The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Certificate withdrawn 18 Jul 2022 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 22 Aug 2019 1 files
    Other document: Client's Corrective Action Plan 17 Jul 2019 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Statement confirming the acceptance of the client's corrective action plan 17 Jul 2019 1 files
    Expedited audit report 19 Feb 2019 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 19 Feb 2019 1 files
    Variation Response 17 Dec 2018 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (344.38 Kb) 22 Aug 2019
    Other document: Client's Corrective Action Plan PDF (95.28 Kb) 17 Jul 2019
    Stakeholder Announcement: Statement confirming the acceptance of the client's corrective action plan PDF (24.67 Kb) 17 Jul 2019
    Variation Response PDF (361.16 Kb) 07 Mar 2018
    Variation Request PDF (57.41 Kb) 22 Feb 2018
  • Re-Assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 17 Jan 2017 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 19 Jan 2017 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 20 Dec 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 20 Dec 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 03 Nov 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 03 Nov 2016 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 11 Nov 2016 1 files
    Variation Response 11 Nov 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 20 Sep 2016 1 files
    Peer review confirmation 07 Jan 2016 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 16 Apr 2015 2 files
    Use of the RBF 04 Jun 2015 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Notice of intent to review new information 28 Jul 2016 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Addition Team Member 21 Jun 2016 1 files
    Variation Request 28 Apr 2016 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 Nov 2016 1 files

  • Expedited Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement expedited audit 18 Oct 2018 1 files
    Expedited audit report 19 Feb 2019 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate withdrawn 18 Jul 2022 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 19 Feb 2019 1 files
    Variation Request 05 Dec 2018 1 files
    Variation Response 17 Dec 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Nov 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Apr 2018 2 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 29 Jul 2010 2 files
    Public certification announcement 05 Aug 2010 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Vessel List 18 Oct 2011 2 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 02 Jul 2010 2 files
    Final report and determination announcement 02 Jul 2010 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 04 Dec 2009 4 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 04 Dec 2009 2 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 26 Mar 2009 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification: Revised target eligibility date 15 Oct 2009 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 26 Mar 2009 2 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 10 Feb 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 10 Feb 2009 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Jun 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Sep 2014 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 17 Mar 2015 1 files
    Variation Response 17 Mar 2015 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Apr 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Aug 2013 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other: surveillance report3 annex1 20 Aug 2013 1 files
    Other: surveillance report3 annex2 20 Aug 2013 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: delayed report 30 Jul 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 09 Jul 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 09 Jul 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Apr 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 18 Oct 2012 2 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Extension to the Surveillance Report Publication Date 07 Aug 2012 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2011)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0175 European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2011 1 files
    Surveillance report 06 Oct 2011 2 files